R Vedavalli, The Indian Fine Arts Society.

R Vedavalli - Usha Rajagopalan - Neyveli Skandasubramanian - H Sivaramakrishnan

Indian Fine Arts Society. German Hall
30th December 2006. 5 pm

gaNanAyakam - rudrapriyA - Adi - MD
ElA nI daya rAdu - aTANA - Adi - T (S)
sari evvarE - srIranjani - Adi - T (RS)
vEnkaTa saila - hamIrkalyANI - Adi - Subbaraya Sastri
rAma rAma pAhi - dEvagAndhAri - tisra Ekam - ST (short sketch)
parama pAvana rAma - pUrvikalyANi - Adi - RSI (RNS)
tani Avarththanam
thozudanan ulaga - pAsuram - kharaharapriyA, sAvEri, shanmukhapriyA, sahAnA, suruTTi
lAliyUgavE - nIlAmbari - tisra Ekam - T
svasti prajApya - madhyamAvati

Smt Vedavalli gave a very classical and fulfilling concert. She started off with the rudrapriyA kriti. The aTANA kriti and the svarams were good. The srIranjani AlApanani was good. The kriti was rendered with a nice round of svarams at 'srI jAnaki'.

The hamIrkalyANi kriti was rendered very soulfully. It was a very moving rendition of the kriti. To me, it was a long time dream that got fulfilled in hearing Smt Vedavalli rendering, 'vEnkaTa saila vihArA'. The dEvagAndhAri kriti which followed was good.

The pUrvikalyANi AlApanai was done quite briskly in keeping up with the mood of the kriti that followed. While one was expecting another main piece after the pUrvikalyANi, as Smt Vedavalli started the kriti in an elaborate fashion, one was prooved otherwise. The kriti was rendered very beautiful with awesome neraval and svarams at 'kanakAmbaradara karuNavitasura'. The korappu svarams were sung in 3 kAlams and a fitting kOrvai. The rAgamAlikA pAsuram had the usual punch with which Smt Vedavalli renders it. The nIlAmbari piece was a fitting tail piece to end the concert.

Smt Vedavalli was ably supported by Smt V Sumitra who sang along with her. Smt Sumitra shared some parts of the AlApanai and also sang neraval and svarams alternating with Smt Vedavalli. Smt Rajagopalan on the violin supported the concert in an apt fashion. Her AlApanai, kriti renditions, neraval and svarams were good and in tune what Smt Vedavalli presented. Sri Skandasubramanian played with good anticapation, and in tune with the sangatis that were sung. He was ably supported by Sri Sivaramakrishnan was good. The tani they shared was nice and they presented a fitting kOrappu and kOrvai in three naDais in tune with the kOrvai Smt Vedavalli sang.

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